Gun-carriage.



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" APPLICATION FILED $113.20, 1914.

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GUN-CARRIAGE Specification of Letters recent.

Patented Dec. 1.19M.

Application filed February 20, 1914. Serial No. 320,003.

To all whom it may concern;

Be it known that I, Kenn Viinnna, en-

gineer, a subject of the German Emperor,

residing at 12 Scharnhorst'strasse, Dusselangle of traverse and its object is to increase the stability of such gun carriages when firing-'in extreme positions of traverse. For

free end with a plate a an 7 when in this central position the this purpose, on the transom connecting the two checks of the gun carriage, which are spread apart rearwardl'y, trails are attached in such 2. manner that they can be trans ferred from the center of the transom to the ends thereof when the gun is fired in a position-of extreme traverse.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 being a side elevation of a gun carriage constructed according to the present invention and Fig. 2 a plan view of the-same. Figs. 3 and 4 show, onan enlarged scale, a section and a plan view of the means for fastening the trail to the ends oi the transom.

The gun carriage cheeks a: are arranged diver-gently. and connected at their rear ends by a transom b. To this transom 6 two trails e are connected, close to the middle of the transom. Each trail e is rovided at its spade (Z and can be held together by means of the iim er hook and two eyes f which overlap.

If the gun is to he fired with an extended angle of traverse, the trails e are' removed from-their central position by withdrawing the bolts 9 and are then secured to the ends oi the transom has shown in Fig. 2 in dot scribing witnesses.

ted lines. As shown in Figs. 3 and e at each end of transom 6 there is ournaled a worm k which engages, when the trails are attached to each end of the transom, with a.

worm segment i fixed to each trail. By means of these worm gearlngs the trails can be adjusted verticall toallow for unevenness in the level of t e, ground.

I claim as my invention:

1. A gun carriage having divcrgently-arranged cheeks, a transom connecting the outer ends of said cheeks, trails extending rearwardly from the transonnand means for connectin the trails to the transom at I a plurality 0 points.

2. A gun carriage having divergent1y-a1 ranged cheeks, a transom connecting the outer ends of said cheeks, trails extending rearwardlyfrom the transom, and means for connecting the trails to the transom at or near the center-thereof and also at its ends. v

A gun carriage having divergentlyarranged. cheeks, a transom connecting the outer ends of said checks, trails extending rearwardly from the transom, means connecting the trailsto the transom at a plurality of points and means for vertically adjusting the trails. a 4. -A gun carriage-having divergently-arranged cheeks, a transom connecting the outer ends of saidcheeks; trails extending rearwardly from the transom, means connecting the trails to the transom at a pinrality of points and means for vertically adjusting the trails while secured to the transom.

In testimony whereof, I have signed this specification in the presence of two sub- KARL voLL n.

Witnesses:

LOUIS VANDORN, GUSTAV. Baocnscnmmr. 

